CALLE GUDEN DANIEL ERNESTO

Welcome to the last article for this week and what a week it has been, the number of emails being received from readers who have had dealing in the past with Eze Group and ABC Legal and ABC Lawyers has been huge. All are coming up with the same story and unfortunately, some have been taken in and have now lost up to several thousands of pounds. We also give a round-up of the legal news from the courts around Spain this week.

We begin with the readers emails regarding Eze Group, ABC Legal and ABC Lawyers, as we have reported on these pages over the last year or so and especially recently, there are a number of companies that have emerged who are targeting the “victims” of the above companies.

All are very similar in that they inform the client that they have a case in court or the money is held by the court waiting to be claimed. The only problem is there is a fee to pay to either have the money released by the courts or for other “legal” fees such as translations.

The most disturbing fact about these companies is the links they have with each other and also with past “fake” law firms. The companies are:

Other factors are the shared addresses of these companies plus the fact they all come up with a very similar story, “we have been appointed by the courts”, funny thing is that is exactly what Ramirez and Ramirez said years ago!

See links at the bottom of the page for previous articles.

On Monday we published the news from the Supreme Court that they had rejected an appeal by Anfi on a sentence that went against them at the Court of First Instance and the High Court. This news confirmed that the Supreme Court which has issued 130 rulings on the timeshare law was not going to act any differently than before. They have ruled and set the laws which came into effect in January 1999, which needed to be tested, are now set in stone. This was a great blow to Anfi but a great result for the client and their lawyers.

On the 11 March, the news broke that Marriott who had lost a case at the Court of First Instance in Palma de Mallorca had lodged an appeal. This was then swiftly followed by Marriott VOLUNTARILY paying a considerable sum into the court in accordance with the sentence. It is believed that they have also withdrawn the appeal, we are awaiting confirmation of this.

This could also be in line with the announcement back in 2018 that they had set aside $16.3 million to cover litigation costs as they admitted losing in the Spanish courts. This was published in Market Exclusive.

This morning the news arrived of yet another bank transfer as ordered by the courts, this time it involves Anfi.

Due to the work of the Provisional Execution Enforcement Team of Canarian Legal Alliance, one German client is about to receive over 68,000€ plus his contract is now null and void leaving him timeshare free.

No doubt as the day goes on there will be more news coming from the courts which Inside Timeshare will publish next week.

All that remains is to say have a great weekend and remember to do your homework before engaging with any company that promises the world to you.

Welcome to the start of another week with Inside Timeshare, we begin with another two warnings to consumers. The first is a website called A Spanish Life (ASL) and the second is one we have highlighted before, Litigation Services SL. Both of these are targeting timeshare and holiday club members, both look very suspicious indeed.

was registered in 2005, and is due to expire in November this year, the registrant is hidden and is registered in Panama. When it first came to our attention it appeared to be a legitimate information website, with businesses listed offering services such as plumbers, builders, restaurants etc. It now seems to have taken another turn.

In an email received by one of our readers, this was an unsolicited email prohibited under General Data Protection Regulations, it appears the website is touting for business in the area of timeshare claims. The website is very basic and shows three sections, Timeshare, Claim a Refund, Lost Deposit, Claim a refund and Mortgage Floor Clause, Claim a Refund.

In the email and on the website they claim the following:

Timeshare Refund Laws has now changed

The supreme court in Spain has now classed timeshare as a property purchase. Meaning in a lot of cases the contract entered into is not legal and can only be terminated but a refund can be obtained for the full value of the timeshare.

We work with a leading U:K: claims company with offices in Spain that are offering to assess your timeshare, and if you have a claim will process it without any up front fee.

Well, the Supreme Court has not classed timeshare as a property purchase, what it has done is affirm that timeshare is a long term holiday product and is bound by the timeshare laws enacted on 5 January 1999.

The website itself has a form for owners to fill out with the basic information on what they purchased, it makes no mention of who this information will be passed to or the name of the “leading UK claims company” they are working with.

So caution should be exercised if you receive an email such as the one shown or if you come across the website while searching for information on timeshare claims, this is obviously a lead generator and you will not know who they sell your information to!

The next warning again comes from a regular reader of Inside Timeshare, he received an email from a Caroline Anne Hewitson of Litigation Services SL, with the email address:

Inside Timeshare has emailed several enquiries to this lawyer asking if he is working with these companies, we have never received any reply or acknowledgement of receipt of emails. So Inside Timeshare leaves you the reader to draw your own conclusions!

Now the problem our reader has with the email received from Caroline Anne Hewitson claims that they are working on behalf of Birmingham Crown Court who heard the case, regarding our readers purchase of an EZE Group product. They sent him a detailed document showing his purchase, membership number, date of purchase, the purchase price and also the dates when he paid the deposit and the balance and method of payment.

Caroline claims that the “courts” supplied the details, we know that the courts do not contract third party companies to contact clients or would they pass on details such as those describes above.

One part of the email which caused a very big round of laughter was the following paragraph:

“We realize that you have probably received Countless other calls regarding claiming against EZE Group:….*PLEASE BE WARNED- Some of these calls may be genuine but we do know there are many Fictitious companies preying on Eze Group members..so please be aware and be vigilant!”

Once again these examples are a stark warning that before engaging with any company that either emails or calls to do your due diligence. If you need any help in checking them out please use our contact page and Inside Timeshare will help.

The registered Director is named as Calle Guden Daniel Ernesto who incidentally is also the registered director of Litigation Services SL.

Once again they are targeting ILG / DWVC and Club Class members for a no win no fee claim to get them their money back. One small snag though, there is an upfront commission charge of 10%, so does this mean they already know how much the client “will” be getting back?

There is a website, registered on 14 November 2018 and set to expire on 14 November 2019, not really confidence building. The registrant is Litigation Services SL, so that does lead us to believe they are the same outfit.

It is more than likely that Jose Lara Cabello is not even aware that his registration number is being used, as there is no registered company called JLC Legal Services.

So once again we see another new “company” targeting people who had previously dealt with two companies which are no longer in existence, with the promise of getting them their money back. As these companies no longer exist it does make you wonder how they are going to get back the money paid?

As usual, the warning is very simple, before believing anything you are told in a cold call, do your homework. Check the companies out, if you don’t know how then use our contact page and Inside Timeshare will help you do the checks.

Another word of warning is the payment method, even if you use your credit card to make the payment, you will not be covered by Section 75 of the Credit Consumer Act 1974. The two payment methods are considered third-party companies, therefore no direct payment is made to the company offering the service and your card company will not reimburse you when the service is not delivered.